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June 22, 2017 by J.L. Smith

June Prompt #20

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#20 Take a sheet of paper full of text. Shred it into 6 pieces. Take one piece and write down the words left. Craft a stanza out of those words.

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June 22, 2017 by J.L. Smith

June Prompt #19

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#19 Take a 90s rock song, invert two lines (write the opposite of the words expressed), then write five clean lines of your own based off the first two lines.

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June 19, 2017 by J.L. Smith

June Prompt #18

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In honor of Father’s Day: Take your favorite (or even, least favorite) memory and write 10 lines.

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June 18, 2017 by J.L. Smith

June Prompt #17

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#17. Blue colored envelope in parking lot slot, unopened, tire thread marked…

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June 17, 2017 by J.L. Smith

June Prompt #16

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#16 is an exercise: take a photo that is at least 5 years old and tell 5 lies about what is going on in it.

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June 17, 2017 by J.L. Smith

June Prompt #14

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#14 Orange streaked sky, Zeus’ flame anger ignites

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June 14, 2017 by J.L. Smith

June Prompt #13

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#13 Today’s prompt (found poem).  Take from current news article 50 words. Spin them, flip them, write them and embellish them into a new creation of your own.

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June 13, 2017 by J.L. Smith

June Prompts #12

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#12 is a task. Go to your junk drawer, your beauty stash, whatever drawer has all your misfit objects. Close  your eyes and pull out the first object and imagine it before you reopen your eyes. Write what you imagine. Write what you see.

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June 13, 2017 by J.L. Smith

June Prompts #11

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Prompt #11: Ice chipping, exhales words never formed

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June 12, 2017 by J.L. Smith

June Prompts #10

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This one is inspired by a recent poem I wrote…

I severed roots I thought were mine that were never fully connected to the earth…

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